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Come, Let Us to the Lord Our God

Author: Rev. John Morison Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Repentance Lyrics: 1. Come, let us to the Lord ouf God With contrite hearts return; Our God is gracious, nor will leave The desolate to mourn. 2. His voice commands the tempest forth, And stills the stormy wave; And, tho' His arm be strong to smite, 'Tis also strong to save. 3. Long hath the night of sorrow reigned; The dawn shall bring us light: God shall appear, and we shall rise With gladness in His sight. 4. Our hearts, if God we seek to know, Shall know Him, and rejoice; His coming like the morn shall be, Like morning songs His voice. 5. As dew upon the tender herb, Diffusing fragrance round, As show'rs that usher in the spring, And cheer the thirsty ground; 6. So shall His presence bless our souls, And shed a joyful light; That hallowed morn shall chase away The sorrows of the night. Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

Author: Miss C. Winkworth; Johannes Olearius Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 128 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Comfort Lyrics: 1. Comfort, comfort ye My people, Speak ye peace, thus saith our God; Comfort those who sit in darkness, Mourning 'neath their sorrow's load; Speak ye to Jerusalem Of the peace that waits for them; Tell her that her sins I cover, And her warfare now is over. 2. For the herald's voice is crying In the desert far and near, Bidding all men to repentance, Since the kingdom now is here. O that warning cry obey! Now prepare for God a way! Let the valleys rise to meet Him, And the hills bow down to greet Him. 3. Make ye straight what long was crooked, Make the rougher places plain: Let your hearts be true and humble, As befits His holy reign, For the glory of the Lord Now o'er earth is shed abroad, And all flesh shall see the token, That His Word is never broken. Used With Tune: WERDE MUNTER, MEIN GEMÜTHE

From Heaven Above

Author: Martin Luther; Miss C. Winkworth Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 149 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Birth of Christ First Line: From heav'n above to earth I come Lyrics: 1. From heav'n above to earth I come To bear good news to ev'ry home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Whereof I now will say and sing. 2. To you this night is born a child Of Mary, chosen mother mild; This little child, of lowly birth, Shall be the joy of all the earth. 3. 'Tis Christ, our God, who far on high Hath heard your sad and bitter cry; Himself will your salvation be, Himself from sin will make you free. 4. Now let us all with gladsome cheer Follow the shepherds, and draw near To see this wondrous gift of God, Who hath His only Son bestowed. 5. Welcome to earth, Thou noble Guest, Thro' whom the sinful world is blest! Thou com'st to bear our misery. What can we render, Lord, to Thee! Used With Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH

If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee

Author: Miss C. Winkworth; Georg Neumark Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 185 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Faith and Trust Lyrics: 1. If thou but suffer God to guide thee, And hope in Him through all thy ways, He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee, And bear thee through the evil days: Who trust in God's unchanging love Builds on the rock that naught can move. 2. What can these anxious cares avail thee, These never-ceasing moans and sighs? What can it help, if thou bewail thee O'er each dark moment as it flies? Our cross and trials do but press The heavier for our bitterness. 3. Only be still, and wait His leisure In cheerful hope, with heart content To take whate'er thy Father's pleasure And all-deserving love hath sent; Nor doubt our inmost wants are known To Him who chose us for His own. 4. Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving, So do thine own part faithfully, And trust His word,--though undeserving, Thou yet shalt find it true for thee God never yet forsook at need The soul that trusted Him indeed. Used With Tune: NEUMARK

O Christ, Our Hope

Author: John Chandler Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Christ the Savior First Line: O Christ, our hope, our hearts' desire Lyrics: 1. O Christ, our hope, our hearts' desire, Redemption's only spring! Creator of the world art Thou, Its Savior and its King, Its Savior and its King. 2. How vast the mercy and the love, Which laid our sins on Thee, And led Thee to a cruel death, To set Thy people free! To set Thy people free! 3. But now the bands of death are burst, The ransom has been paid; And Thou art on Thy Father's throne, In glorious robes arrayed, In glorious robes arrayed. 4. O Christ, be Thou our present joy, Our future great reward; Our only glory may it be To glory in the Lord! To glory in the Lord! Used With Tune: LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRISTEN Text Sources: Anon., Latin, 7th or 8th Century

O Where Are Kings and Empires Now

Author: Bishop A. C. Cox Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 303 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Church of Christ Lyrics: 1. O where are kings and empires now Of old that went and came? But, Lord, Thy Church is praying yet, A thousand years the same. 2. We mark her goodly battlements, And her foundations strong; We hear within the solemn voice Of her unending song. 3. For not like kingdoms of the world Thy holy Church, O God; Tho' earthquake shocks are threat'ning her, And tempests are abroad. 4. Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands, A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house not made by hands. Used With Tune: DUNDEE

O Bless Our God with One Accord

Author: Rev. L. J. Lamberts ; Bishop T. Ken Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Praise and Worship Lyrics: 1. O bless our God with one accord, Ye faithful servants of the Lord, Who in His house do stand by night; And praise Him there with all your might. 2. Lift up your hands, in prayer draw nigh Unto His sanctuary high; Bless ye the Lord, kneel at His feet And worship Him with rev'rence meet. 3. Jehovah bless thee from above, From Zion in His boundless love, Our God who heav'n and earth did frame, Blest be his great and holy Name. Amen. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 134 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Author: H. Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,241 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Invitation Lyrics: 1. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, Thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast." I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live." I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I am this dark world's light: Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my star, my sun; And in that light of life I'll walk Till trav'ling days are done. Used With Tune: RESTING-PLACE

Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn

Author: Birgitte C. Boye Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Birth of Christ Lyrics: Rejoice, rejoice this happy morn, A Savior unto us is born, The Christ, the Lord of glory; His lowly birth in Bethlehem The angels from on high proclaim, And sing redemption's story; My soul, extol God's great favor, Bless Him ever for salvation, Give Him praise and adoration! Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET DER MORGENSTERN

Hours and Days and Years and Ages

Author: L. P. Brink Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Choral Section Man's Mortality Lyrics: 1. Hours and days and years and ages Swift as moving shadows flee, As we scan life's fleeting pages Naught enduring do we see: On the paths our feet are wending, Footprints all will be effaced, Present time to past is tending, Though its page is not erased. 2. They've departed who have borne us, And we flourish on their graves; Soon our children will bewail us, Dropping off like falling leaves; Dust of life, which time doth gather, In the grace of death is stored: Without Thee, Eternal Father, What is man on earth, O Lord? 3. Yet though time doth all things conquer, It doth not our lot decide; Thou alone, Eternal Father, Dost for aye our Lord abide. And when dangers round us gather, They cannot our souls molest; In Thy Son Thou art our Father, In Thy love our heart doth rest. 4. Speed along then, years and ages, With your gladness and your pain; E'en when deepest sorrow rages, Faithful doth our God remain: Tho' all early friends forsake us, Guided by His loving hand, To His heart we'll aye betake us, Looking tow'rd our Father-land. Used With Tune: O LIEBE MIENER LIEBE Text Sources: Holland